) AUS. , Orange, Tex. and Mrs. Navy photo # NH76411-A from the Naval History and Heritage Command) Mike Smolinski. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge (DE-173) underway at sea, circa in 1944. S. Destroyer Escort of the Buckley class. J. The men of the Samuel B. She was named in honor of Admiral Thomas Snowden (1857-1930. 15 m) Draft: 10. Lt. The ship was commissioned 20 March 1944. Naval Academy on 4 June 1931. , Evans gave the order to abandon ship. She was scrapped in 1974. Five inch mountings, and eight 40 mm Bofors aft, have been added. , Esquimalt, FRASER was commissioned on 28 Jun 1957, and served on the west coast. Namesake. Naval Historical Center Photograph. USS Edward H. Photographed by CPhoM D. a warship similar to but smaller than a destroyer… See the full definition. USS Marchand (DE-249) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. - USS Wiseman (DE 667) shown departing the Charleston Navy Yard enroute to the Pacific. Designed to escort convoys and attack submarines, they transformed the Battle of the. Post-war, after operating in the Pacific Ocean battle areas, her crew. USS Peterson (DE–152) was an Edsall class destroyer escort, the first United States Navy ship so named. S. View fullsize. S. Circa 1945. USS Lockwood (FF-1064) was the 13th Knox-class destroyer escort, redesignated a frigate in 1975. ships, with "Med" lights strung up in the rigging, in port for a visit. October 1945: Houston, Tex. 26 April 1944: Commissioned at the City Docks, Orange, Texas;. Mason served as convoy escort in the Atlantic through the remainder of World War II. Navy Escort Carrier the Liscome Bay. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to. Lcdr. W. Nearly eight decades after it went down in a last stand. - The destroyer escort USS Evarts (DE 5), underway at sea (position 42 13'N, 69 10'W). Service at sea on the battleship USS Maryland and the destroyer USS Hale preceded flight training at Naval Air Station. Snowden" DE-246 Copy URL Download Description Order Metadata citation Image Number C039128 Photographer Johnson, Francis P. 1945: at sea - The destroyer escort USS Donaldson (DE 44) comes alongside an unknown aircraft carrier. J. Wartime censors retouched this image to delete the fire control radar antenna atop Spence's Mark 37 gun director. 0602107423. Richard W. Naval vessels to bear the name. ( Photo Courtesy of the USS Greenwood DE 679 historian John Lorence) Bill Gonyo. John Wukovits offers up the stirring account of the "Destroyer Escort that fought like a battleship" in For Crew and Country. USS Flaherty (DE-135) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. USS Snowden (DE-246) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U. He had preliminary flight training at the. C. 1 × depth charge projector ( hedgehog) 2 × depth charge tracks. go to google, type in Destroyer Escort USS Safely (you spell it right) 250211-09. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. 000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy. Paul Slater - 1942-1945: Fulfilling the mission of a World War II destroyer escort ship. J. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Seaman Norman Edsall (1873–1899). S. Osborne Beeman Wiseman was born on 20 February 1915 in Zanesville, Ohio. Entering service in 1956, the ship underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in 1962, the conversion performed primarily by Victoria Machinery Depot. USS Claud Jones (DE 1033) (1959-1974) was the first ship named in his honor. The ship is painted in the MS22 camouflage scheme. She was later sunk as a target in 1971. Suesens (DE 342) Building and Operational Data : 01 November 1943: Keel laid at the Consolidated Steel Co. 08. She was named after Captain Jacob Jones, who assumed command of the Mediterranean Squadron in. Connecting to Apple Music. C. " They provided the technical expertise needed to operate SLATER and served as. S. USS Haverfield (DE 393) (1943-1969) was the first ship to be named in his honor. USS Richey (DE-385) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U. 1 operating in the North Atlantic, depth charged and sank U-546 . Age ultimately caught up with the veteran destroyer escort; and, in the summer of 1969, she was adjudged unfit for further service. Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats USS Fiske (DE 143) American destroyer escort. USS Epperson (DDE-719), in the foreground and USS Sarsfield (DD-837) Taking part in anti-submarine warfare exercises, 15 June 1950. The vessel entered service in 1943 and served in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II as part of a hunter-killer anti-submarine group. This undated press photograph was taken by Culver Pictures of New York City, New York. Four U. USS Mills (DE-383) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U. -Slater Crew. On the day she decommissioned, her former crew immediately manned USS. The slow ships were easy pickings for formidable “Wolf Packs” of German U-boats. On 6 May 1944 the U-66 was seen by DE 51 USS Buckley. SHARE. There were thus six destroyer escort classes. 0624103. 11 January 1945: Charleston, S. Copeland, captain of the destroyer-escort Samuel B. It was nearly 310 feet long, with a 37-foot beam, nine-foot draft and a displacement of 1,660 tons. Smaller than a traditional destroyer, but larger than corvettes or patrol craft, DEs had all of the speed, armament, sea keeping ability, and range necessary to. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. He was appointed naval aviator on 24 July 1940, and assigned to Squadron 6 on USS Enterprise on 28 November 1940. Finch was first launched on 28 August 1943 at Orange, Texas as DE-328. S. 11 January 1944: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. The ship was laid down on 28 May 1943 at San Francisco, California,. Navy ships have ever been designated DDG-151 or been named USS Nathan James. For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below: AB. J. 58 feet (11. USS Knox (FF 1052) - decommissioned -. He was commissioned Ensign, United States Naval Reserve, on 10 June 1941. Frank Esposito and Frank Pulicare in a game of stickball on the fantail. 6. H. USS Donaldson (DE 44) 12 January 1943: Keel laid as BDE-44 by the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash. 198k. 42 full load feet (3. USS Ira Jeffery (DE-63/APD-44), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Ira Weil Jeffery (1918–1941) who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands while serving aboard the battleship California. circa late 1950's: Key West, Fla. Cmdr. Return to the Allied Warships section. 063. Sables, LTC (ret. USS Straus (DE-408) was a John C. Koiner. Eversole. She was scrapped in 1961. Photographed from USS Montpelier (CL-57). One of these destroyer escorts, the USS Mason (DE-529. 8 × single 20 mm guns. 112k. ( U. 11 (TG 21. - Blakely being side-launched at Avondale Shipyards. 18 March 1958: Commissioned at San Francisco, Lcdr. USS SLATER is closed for the winter! We will reopen in April 2024! 3 April - 24 November 2024, Wednesday - Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM. At 1855I/26, minesweeping ceased and the minesweepers. Decommissioned in March 1946 and placed in reserve with the Atlantic Fleet. 8 × depth charge projectors. Chief Water Tender Day was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for risking his life to assist 15 of the crew to escape from a flooded compartment through a submerged porthole. 2 m) Draft: 8 ft 7 in (2. Joseph K. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. USS Douglas L. On 16 Feb 1944 the group left Norfolk. The future USS Otter (DE 210) slides down the building way after being christened at the Charleston Navy Yard. USS Roberts (DE-749) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1968. S. Recommissioned on 6 June 1951 for service with the Atlantic Fleet. Edmonds. One such incident took. 273k. 433k. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1929, and was commissioned as a Naval Reserve officer in 1935. 8 × Mk6. The USS Bates (APD 47) sank with the loss of 21 of her crew after being struck by a kamikaze off Okinawa on May 25, 1944. S. 29 episodes. Butler -class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. Roberts (DE413), along the destroyers Hoel, Johnston and Heerman. S. C. Early in the morning of October 25, 1944, a small U. S. She was sold for scrapping in. Munro was a commissioned US Navy destroyer escort with a Navy crew; her history is included here because she was named for Coast Guardsman Douglas A. Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Sometimes the DEs were part of mer-chant convoy escorts; at other times they. ( Photo from the U. USS Shelton (DE 407) (April - October 1944) was the first ship to be named in his honor, she was succeeded by DD 790 (1946-1973). (Quincy, Massachusetts, U. Baker was named. 193k. She was named in honor of Lieutenant Joseph W. Evans made a speech to the crew: “This is going to be. Fate: Broken up 2010-2011. 2 × depth charge racks. John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. On 06 January 1960, Edward O. Stafford (1916–1942), a United States Marine Corps Captain who died during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Robert Svingen (Co-sponsor, the widow of 1Lt. USS Edward McDonnell (DE 1043) (1965 - 1988) was the first ship to be named in his honor. 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. - An undated photo of a change of command ceremony being held on the pier head at Trumbo Annex, U. USS Wilhoite (DE-397) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Boat Crew 2 1 Relief Boat Crew 2 1 Laundrymen 1 1 or 1 Ship's Store Operator Movie Operator 1 Oil King 1 Mail Clerk Barbers This information extracted from "Ship's Organization Book", USS Stewart (DE-238), dated 15 November 1944, and revised to 25 March 1945. This was eventually changed to FF-1052 upon her reclassification to Frigate. Intended for transfer to Great Britain, Wyffels was laid down as BDE-6 on 17 October 1942 at Charlestown, Massachusetts, by the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 7 December 1942; retained by the United States and redesignated DE-6 on 25 January. The new warship was designed, armed, and programmed to escort convoys and destroy enemy submarines. 84k. The plane, even though hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed close aboard to. circa 1981: At sea - The British destroyer HMS Coventry (D118) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. circa 1959: USS Snowden (DE 246), her crew at quarters, ready for leaving port. Two destroyer escorts had joined to escort her to that place, these were the USS Osmus (Cdr. 141k. It's actually USS Whitehurst (DE 634) posing as the fictional "USS Haynes (DE 181)". 28 September 1944: at sea - USS Roberts (DE 749) underway entering port with her crew at quarters. 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U. From left to right: Mr. Thus did Lt. Among the smallest of the "Line" fighting ships in the Navy, The Roberts attacked and damaged much larger ships in a Japanese naval task force attempting to wipe out many small carriers and eventually the US landing force in the Gulf of Leyte. 6 formed around the escort carrier USS Wake Island (CVE 65) when she was hit on starboard side amidships by a Gnat homing torpedo from U-804, broke in two and sank about 800 nautical miles east of Cape Race, Newfoundland in position 47º11'N, 33º29'W. 23 October 1943: Charleston, S.